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EDITORIAL

How the Philippines' Strong People Have


Suddenly Become Despondent at Times of
Covid-19 Pandemic

the largest unemployment rate was


The word “strong” has been thrown registered at 17.6 percent.
around to describe how the Filipinos
are able to pick themselves up in the The people had a hard time adjusting
face of pandemic. COVID-19 at the situations. This pandemic
pandemic has brought challenges to affected many people, including low-
the world. Almost all nations have to income households. Families that are
shut down their economy in order to unable to work will be unable to spend
stop the virus's spread, and Philippines money on a daily basis.
is one of those countries that has taken Poverty arises because of unstable
severe steps by enacting the Enhanced income. Lots of families unable to
Community Quarantine on March 15, provide not even a meal in a day
2020. resulting to hunger.
Because of the worldwide COVID-19 Even though they are strong, when
pandemic, nationwide community they see their family starving and
quarantines and social separation have suffering, they gradually lose hope.
become the new normal. Since Anyone finding themselves struggling
prolonged and extensive lockdowns in life will really lose hope. But of
are relatively new experiences, course, as known to be ‘strong people’
however little known about the well- they kept going through life.
being of people in such extreme
In life, there will be always a time that
situations.
we people lose hope in everything.
The pandemic has a major impact on Even this pandemic made people lose
people's health, jobs, and rights. The their hope it somehow also made them
Duterte government's weak pandemic stronger than before.
response appears to have increased
In a quote, “Hope is important because
Filipinos' suffering rather than
it can make the present moment less
reducing its social and economic
difficult to bear. If we believe that
consequences. According to the
tomorrow will be better, we can bear
government's most recent labor force
hardship today.” The message says it
survey, which was updated in
all. It is okay to lose hope but don’t
September 2021, the unemployment
lose faith in our God. God will provide
rate is 8.9 percent, which equates to
everything. Let us all keep going, we
4.25 million people. During the first
will all come through these challenges
implementation of Enhanced
in life.
Community Quarantine in April 2020,

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